Q. The heavier rainfalls at Cherrapunji & Mausinram are examples of:

A
Orographical rainfall
B
Conventional rainfall
C
Cyclonic rainfall
D
Thunder showers
Solution:

Orographic precipitation, rain, snow, or other precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

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